friction hitch knots Son of a Hitch: A Genealogy of Arborists’ Climbing Hitches Notable Knot Index: Blake's Hitch (Prohaska Hitch) Grog. "Blake's Hitch". Animated...
3 KB (429 words) - 22:56, 10 June 2024
tent-line hitch, rigger's hitch, adjustable hitch, or midshipman's hitch. These knots are generally shown as being based on one of three underlying hitches: two...
12 KB (1,491 words) - 18:35, 20 May 2024
types of hitch knots include the clove hitch, the timber hitch, and the round turn and two half-hitches. A simple mathematical theory of hitches has been...
10 KB (227 words) - 22:58, 17 February 2024
trolling and sportsfishing Blackwall hitch – temporary means of attaching a rope to a hook Blake's hitch – friction hitch commonly used by arborists and tree...
27 KB (4,043 words) - 22:41, 28 July 2024
function Blake baronets, three baronetcies in Ireland, Great Britain and the UK Blake's hitch, a friction hitch used in tree climbing James Blake House,...
4 KB (511 words) - 16:38, 30 January 2024
A friction hitch is a kind of knot used to attach one rope to another in a way that is easily adjusted. These knots are commonly used in climbing as part...
5 KB (131 words) - 16:30, 9 February 2024
The cow hitch, also called the lark's head, is a hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object. The cow hitch comprises a pair of single hitches tied in...
6 KB (791 words) - 11:18, 1 June 2024
The half hitch is a simple hitch knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part. Insecure on its own, it is a valuable...
3 KB (319 words) - 13:38, 14 August 2024
Prusik knot (redirect from Prusik hitch)
A Prusik (/ˈprʌsɪk/ PRUSS-ik) is a friction hitch or knot used to attach a loop of cord around a rope, applied in climbing, canyoneering, mountaineering...
16 KB (2,374 words) - 19:34, 22 March 2024
The clove hitch is an ancient type of knot, made of two successive single hitches: 283 tied around an object. It is most effectively used to secure a...
7 KB (725 words) - 13:11, 11 August 2024
The trucker's hitch is a compound knot commonly used for securing loads on trucks or trailers. The general arrangement, using loops and turns in the rope...
11 KB (1,291 words) - 09:27, 26 July 2024
Bachmann knot (redirect from Bachmann hitch)
Bachmann hitch (sometimes misspelled 'Bachman') is a friction hitch, named after the Austrian alpinist Franz Bachmann. It is useful when the friction hitch needs...
3 KB (375 words) - 19:50, 22 April 2024
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking is the debut solo studio album by Roger Waters, bassist/songwriter and co-founder of English rock band Pink Floyd; it...
19 KB (1,732 words) - 11:01, 24 August 2024
Christopher Hitchens (redirect from The Hitch)
adoption of 9/11 conspiracy theories. On the back of Hitchens's memoir Hitch-22, among the praise from notable figures, Vidal's endorsement of Hitchens...
129 KB (11,159 words) - 05:09, 27 August 2024
The Munter hitch, also known as the Italian hitch, mezzo barcaiolo or the crossing hitch, is a simple adjustable knot, commonly used by climbers, cavers...
8 KB (1,124 words) - 16:54, 12 April 2024
buntline hitch is a knot used for attaching a rope to an object. It is formed by passing the working end around an object, then making a clove hitch around...
5 KB (646 words) - 15:38, 3 July 2022
The adjustable grip hitch is a simple and useful friction hitch which may easily be shifted up and down the rope while slack. It will hold fast when loaded...
3 KB (356 words) - 06:26, 4 June 2024
followed by a half-hitch. This knot is less often referred to as a clove hitch over itself, double half-hitch, or full-hitch. Two half hitches is the commonest...
3 KB (436 words) - 10:46, 20 August 2024
becket hitch, including the double becket or figure-of-eight becket hitch, is any hitch that is made on an eye loop, i.e. on a becket. A becket hitch has...
2 KB (276 words) - 16:16, 26 March 2023
Klemheist knot (category Hitch knots)
The klemheist knot or French Machard knot is a type of friction hitch that grips the rope when weight is applied, and is free to move when the weight...
3 KB (294 words) - 15:43, 3 July 2022
the addition of a half-hitch in front of the timber hitch creates a timber hitch and a half hitch, or known as a killick hitch when at sea. A killick...
8 KB (1,001 words) - 22:54, 10 June 2024
equipment; two can be used as a method of ascending a rope. Blake's hitch: Blake's hitch is widely used in tree climbing applications. The knot can be...
6 KB (64 words) - 08:44, 25 March 2023
two other siblings, Anson and Edwin Blake, built two homes on the property in the Kensington hills. Anson Blake's house was completed in 1925, and is...
24 KB (2,788 words) - 15:52, 11 February 2024
Constrictor knot (redirect from Constrictor hitch)
or impossible to untie once tightened. It is made similarly to a clove hitch but with one end passed under the other, forming an overhand knot under...
18 KB (2,450 words) - 03:09, 15 July 2024
The mooring hitch can be used to tie a small boat to a post, pole, bollard or similar. As it is a quick-release knot, it can be easily untied by pulling...
2 KB (185 words) - 21:09, 24 August 2023
track on A Form of Change by John Tejada and Naum Gabo) "Tangents" / "Blake's Hitch" (1 July 2014) (with video accompaniment by Hans Lo and Jack Featherstone)...
29 KB (2,652 words) - 02:06, 20 July 2024
Highwayman’s hitch is a quick-release draw hitch used for temporarily securing a load that will need to be released easily and cleanly. The hitch can be untied...
5 KB (706 words) - 12:13, 8 August 2024
The pile hitch is a kind of hitch, which is a knot used for attaching rope to a pole or other structure. The pile hitch is very easy to tie and can be...
1 KB (204 words) - 12:16, 10 November 2023
The magnus hitch is a knot similar to a rolling hitch or clove hitch, used to tie a rope or line to a pole, spar, or another line. It is tied similarly...
2 KB (258 words) - 19:35, 3 June 2024
Anchor bend (redirect from Anchor hitch)
termination. The name is a misnomer, as it is technically not a bend, but a hitch. Its name originates from the time when "bend" was understood to simply...
2 KB (229 words) - 03:41, 26 June 2023